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[TowerTalk] Correction:Re:N's, Ctr PinsPL259, LMR 600 Con's-DAVIS RF

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Correction:Re:N's, Ctr PinsPL259, LMR 600 Con's-DAVIS RF
From: Stephen Davis <sdavis@davisrf.com>
Reply-to: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:50:32 -0500
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  Hi All,  my tel # had one too many digits, sorry:
My direct line:   978 369 1738

73,  Steve  K1PEK

> Please include all email history in responses until your inquiry or order is 
> completed
>     
> Davis RF Company
> Electronic Wire, Cable and Cable Design Engineering 
> RF Coaxial Cable Connectors and Telecom Parts
> A Division of Orion Wire Company, Inc.
> www.DavisRF.com
> 
> Main office, NH:   Tel:  1-800-DAVIS RF   
> Steve Davis, Direct line, MA Branch:  1-978-369-1738    sdavis@DavisRF.com
> 


On Feb 10, 2010, at 3:55 PM, Stephen Davis wrote:

>> 
>> Dan, Perry, Jim, et al, 
> 
>    We have plenty of the two piece, EZ on , N types.  Many hams swear by 
> them. They are real good, I only draw the line at MUF of 2 GHz for these.   
> Alas, I just figured out they were skipped in the frequent reformat  on our 
> web site.  Will send you pricing and info directly to you.
>     We always have any/all RF connectors , wire and cable..on infreq't when 
> we out of stock, we can get fill in stock faster or as fast as any supplier.
> 
>    Issue brought up about fitting PL 259's on ctr cond. of LMR 400 or Bury- 
> Flex Tm (tm of Davis RF, the designer):  
>    I used a 9.5 AWG, 19 strand (vs. 7 strand for LMR 400) on Bury Flex to 
> gain more flexibility and to offset the slightly higher attenuation of 
> increased stranding.  At HF, snipping a strand (one strand is doable, but 
> easier to cut 2 strands) is fine electrically.  Or, you can bore out the 
> center pin of the connector using a # 36 bit (.1065) or better yet, 7/64" 
> (.1094"), so you obtain .108" nom ID in the pin. Use a drill press if at all 
> possible.   If you don't want to do either of these, you can spend not much 
> more for our Amphenol PL 259 and you'll be all set.
>   
>    Ref LMR 600 connectors, Strippers, tools:  For any size LMR's, we have 
> excellent pricing on quality parts/tools, to include both TImes products and 
> lesser cost alternatives.
> 
> Hope this helps.  Any questions, feel free to ask, on TT here if 
> appropriate/helpful to others,  or send directly to me.
> 
>     73,  Steve   K1PEK    DAVIS RF Co.
> 
> 
> 
> Please include all email history in responses until your inquiry or order is 
> completed
>     
> Davis RF Company
> Electronic Wire, Cable and Cable Design Engineering 
> RF Coaxial Cable Connectors and Telecom Parts
> A Division of Orion Wire Company, Inc.
> www.DavisRF.com
> 
> Main office, NH:   Tel:  1-800-DAVIS RF   
> Steve Davis, Direct line, MA Branch:  1-978-369-1738    sdavis@DavisRF.com
> 
>> 
>>   1. Re: Crimp type UHF Connectors for LMR-600?...and        BuryFlex
>>      (Doug Rehman)
>>    
>>   3. Re: N Connectors (Marlon K. Schafer)
>>    10. Re: N Connectors (Perry - K4PWO)
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:03:07 -0500
>> From: "Doug Rehman" <doug@k4ac.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Crimp type UHF Connectors for LMR-600?...and
>>      BuryFlex
>> To: "'Tower and HF antenna construction topics.'"
>>      <towertalk@contesting.com>
>> Message-ID: <06fb01caaa59$c5861330$50923990$@com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii"
>> 
>> I've encountered the same thing- I drill out the center pin on the connector
>> and they work fine.
>> 
>> Doug
>> K4AC
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
>>> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger (K8RI)
>> 
>> 
>> -SNIP-
>>> I have also run into a problem with some crimp UHF connectors not having
>>> a large enough center pin to fit LMR-400 or Bury Flex. In the past the
>>> ones I had would fit LMR-400, LMR-400UF, and Davis BuryFlex
>>> 
>>> 73
>>> 
>>> Roger (K8RI)
>> 
>> 
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:01:59 -0800
>> From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] N Connectors
>> To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics."
>>      <towertalk@contesting.com>
>> Cc: Lee Elkasri <lee@electro-comm.com>
>> Message-ID: <3235EACE85DE46DE920CD98A9C5BDC31@mlaptop2>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>>      reply-type=original
>> 
>> Hi Dan,
>> 
>> If you don't already have them, save yourself a LOT of time and trouble and 
>> pick up the stripper and deburring tools for the cable size you are working 
>> with.
>> http://catalog.digicatalog.com/showmag.php?mid=gqtff#/page138/
>> 
>> Times also has a relatively new compression type connector like you are 
>> talking about.  I've used them for LMR600 and they are much much nicer than 
>> the older style.  All you need to build a perfect connection these days are 
>> the strippers, a pair of nail scissors, razor knife and a couple of Crescent 
>> wrenches.  Very cool and very fast :-).
>> 
>> I've cc'd Lee at Hutton (Electro-comm) on this.  I've purchased all of my 
>> cable from them for a very long time.  Good prices and great service!
>> 
>> Hope that helps,
>> marlon
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dan" <n5ar@air-pipe.com>
>> To: <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 4:15 PM
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] N Connectors
>> 
>> 
>>> Ten years or so ago when I lived in Dallas, I picked us several type N
>>> connectors of an unusual construction. They resembled
>>> PL259's in appearance. They unscrewed into 2 parts. The center pin was
>>> held in a teflon cylinder in the cable attach part. They are easier to
>>> use than conventional N connectors. Does anyone know where these can be
>>> purchased today?
>>> 
>>> 73, Dan, N5AR
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 10
>> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:45:07 -0600
>> From: "Perry - K4PWO" <k4pwo@comcast.net>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] N Connectors
>> To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics."
>>      <towertalk@contesting.com>
>> Message-ID: <1E7D5E121DF2427AA5907F226FB4AD4C@Developement>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>>      reply-type=original
>> 
>> Clamp type LMR600 "N" connector...
>> http://www.l-com.com/item.aspx?id=21012
>> 
>> Crimp type LMR600 "N" connector...
>> http://www.l-com.com/item.aspx?id=21005
>> 
>> 73 de Perry - K4PWO
>> 
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 20:12 PM
>> To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] N Connectors
>> K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net
>>> 
>>> W5CPT wrote:
>>>> Dan,
>>>> You probably bought those at TT as I sold a bunch of them when I worked 
>>>> for Gerald. I would assume he still has them.  I will disagree with the 
>>>> "easier to use" part though.  I learned to install N connectors in the 
>>>> military as that is what all the UHF & SHF stuff used, and still prefer 
>>>> putting an N on than a PL-259 any day.  BTW: the HF & VHF all had BNCs 
>>>> and I prefer those over PL-259s also.
>>>> 
>>> I use a lot of crimp type N connectors and like them, but just running
>>> the legal limit into the band edges on 160 or even 75 has cost me a
>>> number of them.
>>> 
>>> What I need are standard connectors to fit LMR-600 and that pretty well
>>> limits me to N and UHF.  Finding UHF connectors to fit LMR-600 has been
>>> a chore.  Some of the suppliers no longer even have LMR-600 cable or
>>> connectors listed. So far the only one I've found carrying them has been
>>> the wireman and he's out of stock.
>>> 
>>> 73
>>> 
>>> Roger (K8RI)
>>>> Clint
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>  From: Dan
>>>>  To: TowerTalk@contesting.com
>>>>  Sent: 09 February, 2010 6:15 PM
>>>>  Subject: [TowerTalk] N Connectors
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>  Ten years or so ago when I lived in Dallas, I picked us several type N
>>>>  connectors of an unusual construction. They resembled
>>>>  PL259's in appearance. They unscrewed into 2 parts. The center pin was
>>>>  held in a teflon cylinder in the cable attach part. They are easier to
>>>>  use than conventional N connectors. Does anyone know where these can be
>>>>  purchased today?
>>>> 
>>>>  73, Dan, N5AR
>>>>  _______________________________________________
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>  _______________________________________________
>>>>   
> 

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